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  • Some advice needed for first time sale and onward purchase 

    completion day? EA says that you basically need to be have your whole house empty and belongings sat in a truck waiting for your new keys? 

    This has just put me in a panic 😂😂😂
    I will be shocked if you NEED to move in on completion as as legally you own the property from that day and so any costs start from then. If you want you can leave it empty and pay the council tax bills mortgage etc while empty. 
    Either you didn’t understand my question or I don’t understand your reply, is it sarcasm? Please elaborate 
    Oh I just realised you said sale, Sorry! I thought you were first time buyer so I was saying you dont need to move in on completion day if you dont want to. 
  • badger09 said:
    Some advice needed for first time sale and onward purchase 

    completion day? EA says that you basically need to be have your whole house empty and belongings sat in a truck waiting for your new keys? 

    This has just put me in a panic 😂😂😂
    What did you expect to happen on completion day? :*
    Well wasn’t sure what to expect, but maybe being able to move things over before a certain time, not everything out at once 


    If you're selling, you'll need to have everything out of the house at the time agreed, as it'll belong to the other person then. We're planning a big van for everything to fit in, packing it the day before, and then driving it to the new house, which we should have taken ownership of at the same time. 

    I think 11am/midday is the standard, so you'd have the morning to load the van and basically have cleared the house ready for completion.
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  • I've called my solicitors office today at 11am, 1pm and 3:30pm... Solicitor was out of office, at lunch and then with a client. The receptionist has flagged it as urgent, and been very friendly, but this seems to happen every time... 

    Debating whether to call again at 4:30 just before they close. We were promised Wednesday and Friday updates and haven't had either. 
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  • badger09
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    badger09 said:
    Some advice needed for first time sale and onward purchase 

    completion day? EA says that you basically need to be have your whole house empty and belongings sat in a truck waiting for your new keys? 

    This has just put me in a panic 😂😂😂
    What did you expect to happen on completion day? :*
    Well wasn’t sure what to expect, but maybe being able to move things over before a certain time, not everything out at once 


    Somewhere in the paperwork for your sale you will have signed to say you will provide vacant possession on completion. 

    Everyone knows that its impossible for all in a chain to be packed & out of their home by 9.00. I think common time is 13.00, but as soon as your solicitor has received completion funds, then the house is no longer yours, but belongs to your buyers. 

    Removal men are adept at loading everything in a few hours, but problems can arise when vendors aren't really prepared, or are doing their own move. So what often happens is that most of the chain will be packed up in vans, parked near their new home waiting for keys, but one or more will hold things up. Just try to make sure that's not you
  • Congrats @cheeky-peach! Had an update from my conveyancer this afternoon that we're waiting on the vendor's conveyancer to respond to a couple of final enquiries. Bit annoying as they look like a simple document and responses to 2 yes/no questions, and they've had them since Aug 6! Conveyancers seem to be incredibly good at only responding to parts of emails and enquiries. Anyway, I've chased it through the vendor's EA (who seem to be pretty on the ball and good at getting things moving) and said it's causing a hold up, so hopefully they'll respond next week. I'm due back in the office next week, but currently living 200 miles away, so really want to get this sewn up sooner rather than later!
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  • Slithery
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    badger09 said:
    Some advice needed for first time sale and onward purchase 

    completion day? EA says that you basically need to be have your whole house empty and belongings sat in a truck waiting for your new keys? 

    This has just put me in a panic 😂😂😂
    What did you expect to happen on completion day? :*
    Well wasn’t sure what to expect, but maybe being able to move things over before a certain time, not everything out at once 


    But until you complete you haven't got anywhere to put your things, and after you complete the property you are selling isn't yours anymore so you can't go back in. It's always been a case of 'one trip only' when buying and selling.
  • We've exchanged! All a bit lastminute.com dot com, but we got there in the end!
    Congratulations!! You can enjoy a Friday drink after all of that! 
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  • I didn't call again, but emailed at 4:30 to ask for an update. 

    Surprisingly our solicitor replied, but only to ask for authorisation to pay for an LPE1 form... which I thought we'd agreed wasn't needed, as our estate agent has been the only person to mention it, and our buyer has already raised leasehold enquiries. I don't mind paying for it, but I'm worried about how long it'll take to come back. 

    It's like getting blood out of a stone trying to get updates, nobody seems to actually know what is happening, and I'm half-expecting to go back to solicitor #3 next week... when we called earlier, I asked to speak to her if our solicitor was still unavailable, as she's more senior... She's been on AL this week. 

    I've never wanted a glass of wine more! 
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  • scottie21 said:TBF I read if it’s based on survey results then it’s not classed as gazundering, as all offers are subject to contract & and no solicitor in their right mind would suggest you buy without a survey. 
    Hope you get sorted & through before the end of the month

    Hopefully, just annoyed they've waited until last minute to get a survey when they could have done it months ago.
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